Recently bought a used OMP strut brace from a member here, and I'm not blaming him for this, fact is, I think he might have never used it, because the center adjuster bolt was just stupid frozen. I'd like to get it blasted and powder coated, so I went to dis-assemble the cross brace from the adjuster bolt.
The right-hand thread side came apart without much effort.
The left-hand thread side was another matter. There were big wrenches involved, copious quantities of penetrating oil, cursing, even a torch to warm to tube end to try to lose it from the threaded stud. No mas... Finally got out the impact wrench and a deep 17mm socket. It was hard seized and left a fair amount of the stud's metal in the interior threads of the welded in collar.
The results:
I can get an M16-1.5 left-hand tap from The Mothership (Amazon...) for $30 shipped to chase the munged up internal threads, am wondering if it's worth it. Have an email in to OMP America to see if I can get a new adjuster bolt. EDIT: The first response from OMP was "Though you can most probably purchase them at the local hardware store." Uh... no.
See the bullet you dodged SuperRob? :laugh:
The right-hand thread side came apart without much effort.
The left-hand thread side was another matter. There were big wrenches involved, copious quantities of penetrating oil, cursing, even a torch to warm to tube end to try to lose it from the threaded stud. No mas... Finally got out the impact wrench and a deep 17mm socket. It was hard seized and left a fair amount of the stud's metal in the interior threads of the welded in collar.
The results:
I can get an M16-1.5 left-hand tap from The Mothership (Amazon...) for $30 shipped to chase the munged up internal threads, am wondering if it's worth it. Have an email in to OMP America to see if I can get a new adjuster bolt. EDIT: The first response from OMP was "Though you can most probably purchase them at the local hardware store." Uh... no.
See the bullet you dodged SuperRob? :laugh:
